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Empower Your Mind and Transform
Your Life With CBT

Introduction

Neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to rewire itself, is crucial in Cognitive Business Consulting (CBC), which uses principles from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thought patterns.

CBT tools, like reframing negative thoughts, challenging irrational beliefs, and reinforcing positive behaviors, help clients create new neural pathways, replacing automatic reactions with rational ones.

CBC, or rewiring, can enhance decision-making, emotional regulation, and productivity in individuals and businesses by integrating practices into daily life and work, promoting long-term goals alignment.

Our Solution

Cognitive Business Consulting (CBC) is unique because it bridges cognitive behavioral principles with practical, results-driven applications for
individuals and businesses. Here’s what sets it apart:

Focus on Coaching, Not Therapy

Business and Behavioral Integration

Experience in Leadership and Coaching

Tailored for Major Life and Career Events

Proactive Skill-Building

Improving Workplace Culture

The Catalyst: A Career In Finance

Mike Donnelly, a 20-year finance executive and CEO for 8 years, recognized a recurring theme in his corporate success.

Challenges With Clarity And Resilience.

Both in himself and those around him, he saw how negative thought patterns, stress, and reactive decision-making could derail even the most capable individuals.

The Breakthrough: Connecting CBT to Business

While navigating his professional journey, Mike saw a gap in the marketplace:

Many executives and teams lacked the tools to manage stress, make rational decisions, or build a productive work culture.

Traditional coaching and consulting often focused on surface-level strategies rather than addressing the root causes of workplace challenges—negative thought patterns and behaviors.

Mike, using his leadership experience and CBT expertise, developed a unique practice that teaches and reinforces CBT principles in non-clinical settings to drive significant, measurable change in individuals and organizations.

Challenges Along The Way

01.

Misunderstanding the Value of CBT

CBT's early association with therapy made it difficult to explain its relevance to leadership and workplace dynamics, necessitating clients to differentiate between coaching and therapy.

02.

Shifting Corporate Mindsets

Encouraging companies to prioritize mental clarity, emotional regulation, and rational decision-making as strategic assets was a tough sell in industries where metrics and hard skills often overshadowed soft skills.

03.

Building Credibility

As a relatively new concept, CBC required a foundation of trust. Mike’s own professional success, combined with his ability to demonstrate quick wins for clients, became a key factor in overcoming skepticism.

The Mission Today

Trust and Transformation

What began as a personal journey has grown into a mission to:

Equip clients with lifelong tools for rational thinking, emotional regulation, and growth.

Build trust by delivering real, measurable results in both personal and professional contexts.

Inspire action by showing how small shifts in thinking can lead to significant breakthroughs.

Stages of Change

Precontemplation

Yet to consider change or unable to change

Our Competitors

Cognitive Behavioral Coaching Providers
Executive and Leadership Coaching Firms
Workplace Mental Health and Resilience Programs
Broader Coaching Networks and Platforms
Consulting Firms with Behavioral Focus

Competitive Advantages

Deep Focus on CBT Principles

Unlike many, CBC explicitly builds on CBT, offering structured tools to rewire thought
patterns and behaviors.

Founder-Led Expertise

Mike Donnelly’s unique background in finance leadership and CBT coaching bridges high-level business acumen with
psychological tools.

Tailored Programs for Major Life Transitions

CBC specializes in helping executives and individuals navigating transformative career or personal challenges, such as burnout, recovery, or leadership transitions.

Practical and Scalable Tools

CBC emphasizes actionable, evidence-based strategies that clients can apply immediately, creating lasting impacts.